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The Infant Hercules Kills the Snakes
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The Infant Hercules Kills the Snakes

Antonio Tempesta · 1608 · etching; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Young Hercules sits in his cradle and strangles a snake in both hands. Juno with a peacock on a cloud points to the child. A man and woman flee. A dog barks at the snakes.

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Credit lineHet kind Hercules doodt de slangen. 1608. Antonio Tempesta. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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